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Vesikupu (Vesikupp)
Water lily, nenuphar, Nuphar spp., aquatic plant of the Nymphaeaceae family. Common name of the waterlily shared with other confamiliar genera, and ‘nenuphar’ might apply more to Nymphaea alba, aka European white waterlily or white lotus. Status uncertain, unlisted pending KNAB update, Google maps shows a Pilliroo põik street-name sign, with Vesikupu overlay on road… Pretend it never happened*.
* NB: 2026 update - mileage may vary...
Uus Maailm (0) 
New world. The Sub-district seems to have been named long after its eponymous street, Uue Maailma.
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Vanalinn (0)
Old Town. Oldest part of the Kesklinn and Sub-district (Asum), divided according to source into 4 Wards (Allasum, pl. Allasumid): All-linn and Toompea, along with the rather nebulous Tallinna linnamüür (Tallinn City Wall) and Tallinna muldkindlustusvöönd (earthwork entrenchment zone). The result of which is an awkward situation where a number of streets (from Aia to Uus) belong to none of the Wards. While they may well be listed under ‘Vanalinn’, the asymmetric Ward organization irritates the neurodivergent who walk among us. I have therefore decided to create a new Ward which I shall call ‘Kolmas Linn’ and will include all Vanalinn streets, squares, belvederes, etc., that are neither Toompea nor All-linn. Tallinn Linnavalitsus, please take note. See Uuslinn.
Viru värav (Viru)
Earliest records give this as leimporte (1359), Lemporte (1366) or porta argillae (1379), all meaning clay gate (see Kopli for discussion of possible related implications), evolving to old Est. wirro wärraw (1732) and, later, Нарвскія or Глиняные ворота (Narvskíya or Glinyanyye vorota), Narva or Clay Gate. Hmm.
